Sunday's walk

A fabulous day for a walk today - weather just right, warm enough to take my fleece off but not so hot that it was uncomfortable. The weather forecast for the rest of this week doesn't sound so obliging. I walked the top path around the wetlands - people are asked not to use the middle path in April and May because of the groundnesting birds - but the views are lovely and all the hides are accessible. Along the path I found this -

Poor little thing was so tiny - it would have fitted my hand - you'd think its mummy wouldn't have let it out by itself ! Ah well, tooth and claw.
Further around, once I'd negotiated a cow field and got over the stile to walk back down the river, I was glad to see that the sheep had obviously been busy and hung out their woolies on the line.

Further downstream at a small spring joining the river the watercress is growing strongly already - not that I would pick it from here. The water is clear and sparkling but who knows what is in it upstream.

When I got home I felt I had earned my breakfast and set myself up for a couple of hours in the garden. All that and an episode of Line of Duty as well - end of a perfect day !

Long time no see !

I have decided to try and post again - think I've worked out how to add pics again ! I am out walking every day and there are lovely things to see. This pic though has been sent to me today by my friend Jane who, by virtue of her 'boys' - ie dogs- is out and about all the time. She labels her emails 'blogborrowing' and hopes that I will use them

Success!

Do You Remember This?

Knaresborough Allotments

Hello dear friend ... I am 'guesting' on your blog again!!  Do you remember the postcard you sent me last year from your stash, well this is my photograph and sketch from an Open Day during FEVA some years ago when you could go and spend a day drawing there. Absolute bliss ....

Home at the Hive

Popped into Worcester yesterday to pick up my new glasses and discovered a new home for the bugs constructed very close to The Hive.  There is a wealth of wild plants provided especially for insects and animals around The Hive so I am sure this bug house will be well used if it does not get vandalised first!!

The last hurrah

Blustery weather over the last day or two has brought down lots of leaves.Yesterday, on my way to 'Singing for Fun' I thought it must almost be the end - so many leaves had fallen during the night it seemed impossible that there could still be any attached to the trees, but there they were, shining in the sunlight and heart-stoppingly lovely ! Our church steeple isn't leaning - I was so intent on getting the scene, I forgot to stand straight. The singing was good too - at least it was for the singers , the listeners might have had other ideas !

Messages

Now I'm not a superstitious person - messages come usually by email or through the door in an envelope with a stamp on. Last week however, I went on the train to Edinburgh to visit the Scottish national Gallery of Modern Art and on getting out of the (very convenient) Gallery bus at the front entrance, there, shining out across the building was a message that seemed to speak straight to me -

It put me in mind of Julian of Norwich's axiom 'all will be well and all will be well and all manner of things will be well' - there's a comforting thought.
However, when I walked out to the sculpture trail, leading from one of the Gallery buildings to the other, there was another 'message'.

I almost laughed out loud !
The installations are by Julian Opie who has the 'running horse' piece in the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
He must have known I was coming.

Not Another Bug House!!

No ..... it's not!  This one is at Croft Castle and is now complete since my visit last year and very resplendent it looks too as it overlooks the pond which has newts, frogs and grass snakes visiting.